Peyton Manning became the second player in NFL history to throw 500 career TD passes, joining Brett Favre.
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Among the many NFL records set in the 2014 season, most notable — and hardly surprising — was something done by Peyton Manning.
The Denver quarterback easily surpassed Brett Favre’s mark of 508 touchdown passes and now stands at 530. Manning, 38, has said he plans to keep playing.
Manning and longtime rival Tom Brady also extended their lead for division titles by a
Dec 14, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Brandon Thompson (98) sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) during the third quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals beat the Browns 30-0.
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Johnny Forgettable.
All that hype, all that hope, and Johnny Manziel was no better than the other 20 guys the Cleveland Browns have given the ball to since 1999. Instead of providing the Browns a spark and reviving their playoff ho
Alabama, which handed Mississippi State its first loss on Saturday, moved from No. 5 to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff Top 25 released Tuesday night.
Yet Mississippi State also stayed firm in the Playoff race, falling only to No. 4. The Bulldogs are one of three one-loss teams in the top four, joining No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Florida State.
Last week’s top four was Mississippi State at No. 1, Oregon at No. 2, Florida State at No. 3 and TCU at No. 4.
There were questions this week whether
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Tom Brady and the Patriots routed the Bengals and quieted the doubters.
The three-time Super Bowl winner finally looked like a quarterback who has thrown for 50,000 yards in his career as New England dominated the NFL’s last unbeaten team, beating Cincinnati 43-17 Sunday night.
Just six days earlier, the Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 41-14, unleashing criticism that Brady had regressed and lacked talented teammates to help him.
”It’s hard to be obliv
The Giants will take on the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Oct. 19.
The Texas city has been in the news of late because a man in Dallas has become the first person in the United States with a confirmed Ebola virus diagnosis.
TMZ caught up with Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, and in a video posted on the website on Thursday morning a reporter asked the executive if he’s concerned about Big Blue playing in Dallas.
“I think the Cowboys are going to get it first,” Tisch said jokingly. “S
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is undeniably one of the most talented football player, frequently dominating the field as the quarterback for the Denver Broncos and earning the title of five-time league MVP for the NFL.
But for Peyton, the most important aspect of his life is not fame or fortune, but his Christian faith.
In a book titled Manning penned with his father, Peyton discusses his faith and how his deep belief in prayer has encouraged him throughout his years as a top-ranking footba
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher tells suspended Heisman quarterback Jameis Winston to go back to the locker room and change out of uniform.
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Jimbo Fisher blamed himself and the football staff for the awkward moment on Saturday night when suspended star Jameis Winston arrived on the field in full uniform ahead of No. 1 Florida State’s clash with Clemson.
“That was a miscommunication between us and the locker room,” Fisher said in a news conference Monday.
It was “
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Mary Jo Kane, a lifelong Chicago Bears fan and college professor, settles in to watch a football game and finds herself taking a tally of the players — one she’d rather not do, but can’t help.
Have any of these guys committed a crime? Tried to strangle a wife? Knocked one out? Beaten a child?
The NFL has an image problem. Some would say it’s at a moral crossroads as focus on abuse alleg
RG3 had to wear his “Know Jesus, Know Peace” t-shirt inside out at the Redskins’ press conference. (Twitter/ @WSHHFunny_)
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was reportedly told by an NFL uniform inspector not to wear his “Know Jesus, Know Peace” t-shirt before Sunday’s postgame press conference.
Michael Phillips, the Redskins reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, posted on Twitter that Griffin was told he couldn’t wear the t-shirt because it wasn’t a Nike product.
“RGIII
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High powered backing for former Secretary of State to rescue America’s most popular sport
Support is growing for a campaign to draft Condoleezza Rice as Commissioner for the troubled National Football League (NFL).
American football, the country’s most popular sport and a bastion of macho male culture, has suffered one of the worst weeks in its history with three high-profile stars facing accusations of domestic violence.
The crisis has
DE Michael Sam was a seventh-round draft pick by the Rams.
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Michael Sam is no longer attached to an NFL team and none of them appear to want to pick him up because his sexual orientation causes too much distraction, claims a Buffalo Bills star.
Offensive lineman Eric Wood goes on, more specifically, to blame the media for focusing on the personal life of the NFL’s first openly gay draft pick.
‘Blame that on espn,’ Wood tweeted in response to Sam’s inability to find an
Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, left, unveils his bust with his friend Jay Glazer, right, during the NFL Class of 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 2, 2014 in Canton, Ohio.
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Andre Reed delivered the emotion and managed to hook up for one more catch from Jim Kelly on the Pro Football Hall of Fame stage.
And leave it to Michael Strahan and his familiar gap-toothed grin to bring the laugh
Robert Griffin III said he hopes to pick Tom Brady’s brain when the Redskins and Patriots hold joint practices this week.
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Robert Griffin III already has played against elite quarterbacks — ones with Super Bowls in their past and Hall of Fame speeches in their future.
Griffin hasn’t spent three days practicing against one, however, and that’s why he’s looking forward to the Washington Redskins’ workouts this week with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
The teams wi
In a Friday discussion on First Take about Ray Rice’s controversial two-game suspension, Stephen A. Smith went off the rails, delivering a rant that implied some women are to blame for domestic violence.
Smith started off his discussion with Skip Bayless by saying men “have no business putting [their] hands on a woman.” It was everything First Take isn’t: concise, definitive and unequivocal.
But Smith didn’t stop there. He continued, going on a rambling, circuitous rant that seemed to suggest
Former Colts coach Tony Dungy said he wouldn’t have drafted former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam.
“I wouldn’t have taken him. Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn’t want to deal with all of it,” Dungy told the Tampa Tribune.
“It’s not going to be totally smooth … things will happen.”
Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL, was taken in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams and has an uphill battle to make the team’s opening
The Redskins have come under increasing pressure in the past year to change the team name. (Jonathan Newton/Washington Post)
In what might be the most significant pressure put on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change his team’s name, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the team’s trademarks on the basis that it is “disparaging to Native Americans.”
In its 2-1 ruling issued on Wednesday, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, an independent tribunal within th
Years before Jackie Slater was a Hall of Fame offensive lineman, he was playing for Wingfield High School in Jackson, Mississippi, and hoping to attract the attention of college scouts.
This was in the early 1970s — about the time Southeastern Conference football teams were just beginning to recruit Black players — so this massive teenager was mostly ignored by the big schools. But Jackson State welcomed him.
“It was where I was wanted,” Slater recalled. “And it’s where I could excel.”
Slater
Retired NFL player Derrick Ward has received death threats for tweets about the coverage of openly gay football player Michael Sam’s kiss with his boyfriend. (Twitter)
While gay advocates are celebrating ESPN’s coverage of openly gay football player Michael Sam’s kiss with his boyfriend, those who have protested it are being persecuted.
After finding out that he was chosen by the St. Louis Rams as the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft, Sam planted a kiss on his boyfriend, which ESPN
The business mogul cites the public’s reactions, with Tim Tebow being mocked for his religiously significant displays while Michael Sam is lauded for being openly gay. Business giant Donald Trump praised Michael Sam for his NFL draft but said that the first openly gay NFL player’s kiss of his reported boyfriend in reaction to the good news was “out there,” and that reaction to same highlighted a double standard in a society where the NFL’s Tim Tebow was mocked for his displays of Christianity
Jameis Winston, signing an autograph, has been getting more attention from fans, the news media and the NFL in recent months. (Photo: Melina Vastola, USA TODAY Sports)
A week after Florida State’s Jameis Winston had been cited for leaving a supermarket without paying for crab legs, the quarterback sent a lengthy text message to his father.
In short, he told Antonor Winston he was fine and ready to return to the baseball team after being banned for four days.
“I know what doesn’t kill you mak
